Creative Cafe

Creative Cafe

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Creative Cafe episodes

  • Brad Poer, Theatre Director - Kellogg Community College

    IN addition to the segments - "On This Day In History"  and "What's Happening Around Town", we interview Brad Poer, Theatre Director, of the Theatre Program at Kellogg Community College about the program and their upcoming fall show - Rocky Horror Picture Show!  Originally aired on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 8 am on WKZO 590 AM and 96.5 FM in Kalamazoo, MI.  A program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo

    Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org

    23 min
  • Chrysalis Institute and the Milkweed Learning Cohort for emerging BIPOC artists

    We explore arts-related events in history during our "On This Day in History " segment, followed by a recap of What to Do Around Town, and then we talk with founder and Creative Director, Alessandra Pye, of the Chrysalis Institute about their Milkweed Learning Cohort for emerging BIPOC artists.  Originally aired on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 8 am on WKZO 590 AM, and 96.5 FM in Kalamazoo, Michigan,  A program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.

    Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org

    24 min
  • Neurodiversity in the Arts - An Interview with Ish Klein
    Eric Oliphant, Operations Director, interviews Ish Klein about neurodiversity in the arts, and our upcoming panel on the topic during the September 29 Artist Happy Hour .  Also This Day in History, and What's Happening Now! Originally aired on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 8 am on WKZO 590 Am and 96.5 FM in Kalamazoo, MI.

    Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org

    24 min
  • Community Arts Award recipient Bryan Zocher talks about the awards

    We interview Bryan Zocher, Executive Director of Kresa Education for the Arts about the Community Arts Awards, and the impact of twho provide artistic experiences to our community and how we celebrate them.  Originally aired Saturday, September, 3, 2022 at 8 am on WKZO 590 AM and 96.5 FM in Kalamazoo Michigan.

    Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org

    22 min
  • A HeLa Story! and Art Hop September featuring Digital Art and Nayda Collazo-Llorens

    We interview Earlene McMichael of the Kalamazoo Valley Museum and Jermaine Jackson of the Kalamazoo Public Library about the upcoming exhibit and play, A HeLa Story: Mother of Modern Medicine that illuminates the story of Henrietta Lacks and her ties to Kalamazoo.  We also get to speak with the featured artist of the October Art Hop, Nayda Collazo-Llorens about her work in digital art, and her career as an educator here in Kalamazoo.  

    Originally aired on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 8 am on WKZO 590 AM and 96.5 FM in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

    Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org

    23 min
  • More education in arts in Kalamazoo: Gilmore Piano Festival and MRC Artworks

    Kristen interviews Adam Schumaker about the education programs for all ages at the Gilmore Piano Festival.  She also talks with Amy Thill, artist and educator with MRC Artworks in downtown Kalamazoo.

    This program originally aired on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at 8 am on WKZO 590 AM and 106.9 FM in Kalamazoo, MI.  This is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.

    Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org

    24 min
  • Education in Theatre - Kalamazoo College and The Civic Internship

    Kristen interviews Quincy Thomas, Professor of Theatre at Kalamazoo College, who talks about getting a liberal arts education at Kalamazoo College, and in the Theatre Department.  She also interviews David Kyhn, Scenic Designer, at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre about the internship program for designers, TDs, and Stage managers.  

    This program originally aired on WKZO 590 Am and 106.5 FM on Saturday, August 13, 2022, in Kalamazoo, MI. This is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.

    Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org

    22 min
  • La Luna Recording Studio give free workshops, and Julia Devers talks about education at KIA

    Membership Director, Eric Oliphant, interviews Ian Gorman of La Luna Recording Studio's ongoing free workshops.  Kristen Chesak  interviews Julie Devers, a Potter, about her work as an artist and arts educator at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.

    Originally aired on WKZO 590 AM and 106.5 FM on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at 8 am in Kalamazoo, MI.

    Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org

    23 min
  • Public Art in Kalamazoo and August 2022 Art Hop

    Kristen interviews current Secrtary and past Chair of the Kalamazoo County Public Art Commission, Patrick Jouppi, about what the commission is tasked with accomplishing and how to interact with this important group regarding public art in Kalamazoo County

    She also interviews Kim Shaw, a local artist, and educator, about her new show in the Westin Gallery at the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo that will premiere on August 5 during Art Hop.  They also talk about the therapeutic properties of art and explore the process of creating art, which is the theme of August's Art Hop - Art in Progress.

    Originally aired on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at m on WKZO 590 AM and 106.5 FM in Kalamazoo, MI.

    Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org

    25 min

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A weekly exploration of all things creative in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Originally aired on WKZO AM 590 locally each Saturday at 8 am. Podcasts will…